Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that most front crash prevention systems do not work as well at preventing crashes when the vehicle about to be impacted is small, like a motorcycle, or large like a medium- or heavy-duty truck.
ZF's automatic emergency braking and radar-based blind spot detection systems are making their North American debut in Nikola's hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 truck.
Casey Driggers didn't plan to follow in his truck driver fathers' footsteps, but with 12 years of law enforcement, this 2023 HDT Emerging Leader is bringing a new focus on safety to Custom Commodities.
An update on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's significant rulemakings briefly included a mandatory speed limiter information, which has been pulled back.
Trucking fleet owner John Vaccaro became a big believer in automatic emergency braking, dashcams, and other advanced safety systems after he nearly lost his business due to what could have been a so-called nuclear verdict. Learn why in this episode of HDT Talks Trucking
DOT said its proposed rule on automatic emergency braking and stability control could prevent more than 19,000 crashes and save 155 lives every year.
Following a serious highway crash in 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board called advanced driver assistance technology a great tool for preventing rear-end collisions, but concerns remained that it wasn't ready for prime time.
As Department of Transportation leaders discussed roadway safety Thursday, a key topic was mandating automated emergency braking systems — mostly related to passenger vehicles but also possibly to commercial vehicles.
Find out why National Transportation Safety Board Member Michael Graham is advocating collision-avoidance technology — and why technology alone is not enough.
Car drivers take their lives in their hands when they misbehave around big trucks. Now we have technology that will help keep them safe. But what about the truck and the truck driver?
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